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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Havar Bjornbak (ranked 1260 p4p, 2716 weight class) and Anzor Dankovich (ranked 144 p4p, 299 weight class). Bjornbak comes to the cage accompanied by Danheim - Berserkir. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Havar Bjornbak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anzor Dankovich!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dankovich moves away from the strike by Bjornbak.
Dankovich fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dankovich takes one on the button.
It looks like Anzor Dankovich has been cut.
Dankovich misses with a body kick.
Dankovich throws a body shot but no joy.
Bjornbak avoids the body shot from Dankovich.
Bjornbak fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dankovich on the side of the head.
Dankovich misses the shot to the body.
Dankovich looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bjornbak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dankovich.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dankovich takes a swing at Bjornbak's ribcage but misses.
Dankovich moves out of range of the leg kick from Bjornbak.
Bjornbak misses with an uppercut.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bjornbak.
Dankovich is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bjornbak rather than just go for the knockout.
Dankovich looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornbak shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dankovich defends it nicely.
Bjornbak is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dankovich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bjornbak was well out of range. Poor timing from Dankovich.
Dankovich scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bjornbak in his tracks.
Dankovich misses with a right hand
and Bjornbak counters with a nice uppercut.
Bjornbak clinches.
Dankovich misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Bjornbak.
A head punch on the inside from Dankovich fails to land.
Bjornbak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dankovich works on Bjornbak's body with a couple of short punches.
Bjornbak is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dankovich can't find room to land a body shot as Bjornbak controls the action.
Dankovich misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bjornbak throws a punch but it's blocked by Dankovich.
Dankovich scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dankovich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dankovich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bjornbak's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Dankovich fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dankovich.
Nice body punch from Dankovich.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dankovich lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dankovich tries to throw a body punch but Bjornbak avoids it by throwing Dankovich back against the cage.
Bjornbak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dankovich misses with a body punch.
Bjornbak lands a shoulder strike.
Dankovich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bjornbak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dankovich's elbow.
Bjornbak lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dankovich lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bjornbak or not.
Dankovich misses with some punches.
Dankovich takes a shot to the head.
That has opened up Anzor Dankovich's cut even more.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dankovich.
Bjornbak blocks a body shot from Dankovich.
Dankovich tries to throw a body punch but Bjornbak avoids it by throwing Dankovich back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dankovich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dankovich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bjornbak backwards.
Bjornbak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Dankovich.
Bjornbak blocks an uppercut.
Dankovich lands a left hand.
Dankovich blocks a body shot from Bjornbak.
Dankovich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dankovich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dankovich lands with a short shot to the head.
Dankovich has a couple of punches blocked by Bjornbak.
Dankovich blocks an uppercut.
Bjornbak scores with a shot to the side of Dankovich's head.
Dankovich can't find room to land a body shot as Bjornbak controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Bjornbak fails to land.
Bjornbak blocks an uppercut.
Dankovich misses with a punch on the inside.
Dankovich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dankovich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dankovich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dankovich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Dankovich fails to land.
Dankovich can't find room to land a body shot as Bjornbak controls the action.
Dankovich keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bjornbak's efforts to push away.
Dankovich tries a body shot but Bjornbak blocks it.
Bjornbak working aggressively here.
Bjornbak struggles to land a body shot inside as Dankovich controls his hands.
Dankovich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bjornbak's elbow.
Bjornbak struggles to land a body shot inside as Dankovich controls his hands.
Bjornbak misses with a body punch.
Bjornbak working aggressively here.
Dankovich tries a body shot but Bjornbak blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Dankovich.
Dankovich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dankovich lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bjornbak tries a body shot but Dankovich blocks it.
Dankovich blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anzor Dankovich dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anzor Dankovich's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
The fighters circling - Bjornbak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Bjornbak misses.
Bjornbak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dankovich.
Bjornbak throws a hook but Dankovich avoids it easily.
Havar Bjornbak is winning the standup battle so far.
Bjornbak connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dankovich momentarily.
Bjornbak avoids a kick to the body.
Bjornbak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dankovich.
Bjornbak was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A swing and a miss from Bjornbak.
Havar Bjornbak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dankovich avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dankovich connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjornbak dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bjornbak misses with a right hand
and Dankovich counters with a nice uppercut.
Bjornbak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bjornbak moves into the clinch successfully.
I was talking to Bjornbak's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dankovich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dankovich lands a shoulder strike.
Dankovich swings wildly with an uppercut but Bjornbak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bjornbak takes a shot to the head.
Dankovich lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bjornbak backwards.
Bjornbak throws a head punch that misses.
Dankovich lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dankovich lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bjornbak misses with a punch to the body.
Dankovich misses with a body punch.
Dankovich tries to work over Bjornbak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bjornbak swings wildly with an uppercut but Dankovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dankovich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dankovich lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bjornbak or not.
Bjornbak blocks an uppercut.
Dankovich misses with a punch on the inside.
Dankovich lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Bjornbak.
Dankovich tries to work over Bjornbak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bjornbak prevents a body shot from Dankovich.
Bjornbak throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dankovichs head.
Dankovich tries to work over Bjornbak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dankovich lands with a short shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Dankovich.
Dankovich working aggressively here.
Dankovich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dankovich has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bjornbak seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dankovich can turn it around.
Dankovich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bjornbak throws a punch but it's blocked by Dankovich.
Dankovich lands with a short shot to the head.
Bjornbak blocking some punches.
Dankovich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bjornbak struggles to land a body shot inside as Dankovich controls his hands.
Dankovich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dankovich swings wildly with an uppercut but Bjornbak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bjornbak blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dankovich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dankovich misses with a punch to the body.
Dankovich has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bjornbak blocks a body shot from Dankovich.
Bjornbak misses with a punch to the body.
Bjornbak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dankovich can't find room to land a body shot as Bjornbak controls the action.
Dankovich scores with a shot to the side of Bjornbak's head.
Dankovich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dankovich tries to throw a body punch but Bjornbak avoids it by throwing Dankovich back against the cage.
Anzor Dankovich seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dankovich tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dankovich misses with a punch to the body.
Bjornbak blocks a body shot from Dankovich.
Bjornbak works on Dankovich's body with a couple of short punches.
Dankovich blocks a body shot from Bjornbak.
Dankovich throws a punch but it's blocked by Bjornbak.
Dankovich throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bjornbak.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjornbak misses with a body punch.
A short right from Dankovich on the inside.
Dankovich swings wildly with an uppercut but Bjornbak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bjornbak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Dankovich.
Dankovich misses with the head strike.
Bjornbak has a couple of punches blocked by Dankovich.
Bjornbak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bjornbak throws a punch but it's blocked by Dankovich.
Dankovich throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bjornbak blocks an uppercut.
Dankovich swings wildly with an uppercut but Bjornbak uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Bjornbak.
Bjornbak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bjornbak lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dankovich.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anzor Dankovich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Anzor Dankovich's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Dankovich misses with a straight right.
Dankovich misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bjornbak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dankovich throws an overhand right that lands on Bjornbak's shoulder, as Bjornbak tries to avoid the shot.
Dankovich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bjornbak.
Dankovich circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bjornbak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dankovich moves away.
Bjornbak backing away here, and Dankovich unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bjornbak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dankovich manages to avoid it.
Dankovich delivers a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dankovich looks to score with a jab to the body but Bjornbak is just out of range.
Dankovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bjornbak moves away.
It looked like Bjornbak was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bjornbak looks to score with a jab to the body but Dankovich is just out of range.
Bjornbak lands a nice looking body shot.
Bjornbak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornbak tries to close the distance and clinch but Dankovich swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Bjornbak.
Bjornbak takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Good exchange - Bjornbak coming out on top.
Dankovich throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bjornbak throws a body punch but Dankovich moves out of range.
Dankovich digs a good body shot into Bjornbak's ribs.
Dankovich is looking to land body kicks.
Nice defenses there by Bjornbak.
A good leg kick by Dankovich.
Dankovich wants to slow Bjornbak down by chopping away at his legs.
Bjornbak moves into the clinch.
Havar Bjornbak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjornbak working aggressively here.
Bjornbak softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dankovich tries a body shot but Bjornbak blocks it.
Dankovich misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bjornbak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Dankovich.
Dankovich lands with a left to the head.
Dankovich lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dankovich is working Bjornbak over against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bjornbak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dankovich lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bjornbak tries to throw a body punch but Dankovich avoids it by throwing Bjornbak back against the cage.
Dankovich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dankovich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bjornbak backwards.
Dankovich misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Dankovich.
A hook to the body from Dankovich.
Bjornbak blocks a body shot from Dankovich.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornbak takes a shot to the head.
Dankovich misses with a punch on the inside.
Dankovich throws a punch but it's blocked by Bjornbak.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dankovich.
Dankovich lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bjornbak.
Dankovich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dankovich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bjornbak misses with a punch on the inside.
Dankovich lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Dankovich.
Dankovich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bjornbak backwards.
Dankovich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bjornbaks head.
A right hook to the body lands for Dankovich.
A body shot lands from Dankovich.
A short right from Dankovich on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hand to the body from Dankovich.
Dankovich digs a right hand underneath Bjornbak's ribcage. Bjornbak let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dankovich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bjornbak's elbow.
Bjornbak throws a punch but it's blocked by Dankovich.
Dankovich struggles to land a body shot inside as Bjornbak controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Dankovich as the two fighters clinch.
Dankovich lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dankovich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bjornbak's elbow.
Dankovich tries to throw a body punch but Bjornbak avoids it by throwing Dankovich back against the cage.
Bjornbak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dankovich struggles to land a body shot inside as Bjornbak controls his hands.
Dankovich digs a right hand underneath Bjornbak's ribcage. Bjornbak let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dankovich tries to work over Bjornbak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Dankovich.
A right hook to the body lands for Dankovich.
A shot in the inside from Dankovich.
Dankovich lands an uppercut.
Dankovich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bjornbak's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dankovich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bjornbaks head.
Dankovich lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bjornbak or not.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anzor Dankovich comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dankovich has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anzor Dankovich!
Anzor Dankovich managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Conviction, into his post fight interview.
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